Players

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

• Claimed off waivers by the Colts on September 1, 2012.
• Waived by the New York Jets on August 31, 2012.
• Elevated to the Jets 53-man active roster on October 22, 2011.
• Signed to the Jets practice squad on October 18, 2011.
• Released by the Jets on October 18, 2011.
• Elevated to the Jets 53-man active roster on October 12, 2011.
• Signed to the Jets practice squad on September 5, 2011.
• Released by the Jets on September 4, 2011.
• Elevated to the Jets active roster on January 22, 2011.
• Signed to the Jets practice squad on September 7, 2010.
• Released by the Jets on September 4, 2011.
• Signed by the Jets as a free agent on July 20, 2010.
• Released by the Cleveland Browns on June 15, 2010.
• Signed by the Browns on May 17, 2010.

2012 (COLTS):

• Appeared in 13 games, making two starts and totaling 14 tackles (nine solo) and one pass defensed.
• Competed in his first game as a member of the Colts at Chicago (9/9) and logged one tackle.
• Collared three solo tackles in the team’s Week 3 contest against Jacksonville (9/23).
• Contributed with one tackle and his first career pass defensed in the team’s victory over Buffalo (11/25).
• Started his first career NFL game at nose tackle and contributed with four tackles in the team’s victory at Kansas City (12/23).
• Started his second game of the season against Houston (12/30) and registered one tackle in the victory.
• Competed on defense in the team’s Wild Card Playoff loss at Baltimore (1/6), but did not record a tackle.

2011 (JETS):

• Saw action in five games, collecting one tackle.
• Spent the first five weeks of the season on the practice squad before joining the active roster in Week 6.

2010 (JETS):

• Signed prior to the start of training camp and spent the entire regular season and first two playoff games as a member of the Jets practice squad.
• Signed to the active roster before the AFC Championship game at Pittsburgh (1/24/11) and saw action on defense.

COLLEGE:

• Posted 48 tackles and 2.0 sacks as a two-year starter at UNLV.
• Named Defensive MVP and team captain as a senior.
• Earned a spot on the Dean’s Honor List in 2008 en route to Academic All-MWC honors.
• Prior to UNLV, enrolled at Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College and earned first-team all-league honors in his freshman year after collecting 40 tackles, 5.0 sacks and three passes defended.
• Re-enrolled at Santa Rosa in 2007.

PERSONAL:

• Named his school’s athlete of the year as well as student body president at Anderson Valley High School in Boonville, Ca.
• Was a first-team all-conference and team MVP in basketball as a senior in high school.
• Full name is Martin Tauamanu Tevaseu.
• Married to the former Leah Guerrero.